The ancient and renowned history of Whittington and his cat
revised and enlarged for the amusement of all good little children.
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- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London Publisher's printed buff stiff wrappers. Booklist on lower wrapper Title vignette and illustrations are hand-colored Inscription in ink on inner upper wrapper: To Edith Smith from Uncle Peter, May 7th 1849
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
revised and enlarged for the amusement of all good little children. Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1812 | London : Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 55, Gracechurch-street; Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 55, Gracechurch-street | English | — | Public |
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Identifiers
- Open Library work
- Internet Archive
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- Open LibraryOL16731481W (opens in a new tab)
Cataloging notes
- Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
- Digitization sponsor: msn
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Scanner: iala9
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL16731481W
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